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Fishing in Tennessee, A brief look

Tennessee fishing opportunities are endless as the state is known as the 'Great Lakes of the South,' and offers fishermen the full spectrum of popular game fish. The best Tennessee fishing streams are off of the Emory River and include Daddy's Creek, and some streams of the Catoosa Wildlife area. The Tellico River and its fishing streams in the Cherokee National Forest remain a popular trout fishing spot. Other popular Tennessee mountain streams are the Laurel Fork, Kettlefoot, Andrew Johnson, Unicoi and the Ococee rivers. Two of the more popular Tennessee fishing lakes are Center Hill and Dale Hallow on the Obey River, both provide excellent bass fishing.

Bass fishing in Tennessee continues to predominate the fishing arena, with three bass species found in Tennessee's fishing waters. Reelfoot Lake and Kentucky Lake are two of the more popular Tennessee fishing spots for largemouth bass. Reelfoot Lake is actually a large, submerged forest, which provides for unique scenery (and obstacles) on a bass fishing boat trip. Dale Hallow Lake fishing remains largely popular for its smallmouth bass catches. Spotted bass fishing, while not as prevalent, is still widely available in the clearer streams of west Tennessee such as in the Obion, Hatchie, Loosahatchie and Wolf rivers. The best time for bass fishing in Tennessee is March through November.